Bullets for my Little Sharps

oldgerboy · Post by **oldgerboy** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:54 pm

I didn't need a sinker , the round ball worked great. The bore is .3815. So, what size bullet should I get?

I have a very limited knowledge of cast bullets or at least I feel I do. I'll ask more questions as I go along.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:36 pm

Minimally, I'd start off with some .382s. It may require getting your own mold made and a new hobby in casting. You might also check out some of the subject matter over on Cast Boolits.com. Closest I could find in a short search was this swaged bullet from Montana Precision @ .381 265 Grain Lead Flat Nose

Post by **Hobie** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:39 pm

Care to add a review I can post with my "announcement" of the rifle? I'd like to hear/read everything you discover about your gun.

E.g., the groove diameter is just too large to interest me. I have to wonder, why on earth so large? Have they got the .45 Colts in? Are their groove diameters similarly large? Enquiring minds want to know.

oldgerboy · Post by **oldgerboy** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:47 pm

I'll check there Griff.

There were .45 Colts already but they are all disbursed as far as we know. As of two weeks ago the one rep told us that they may not be bringing any more of the rifles in because they didn't go over very well ... who knows?

oldgerboy · Post by **oldgerboy** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:53 pm

Hey Griff,
The Castboolits site shows nothing but medical supplies ... ????????

Gerry

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:57 pm

Fixed the link. Oughtn't do that stuff from memory... at least not anymore!

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:57 pm

i know where there is a .45 colt and a 38-55 little sharps. Same shop.

Rebel1972 · Post by **Rebel1972** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:53 am

I'm still waiting on the 30-30

oldgerboy · Post by **oldgerboy** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:45 pm

Thanks Griff, it works now

Hobie, as soon as it gets done raining I'll do some shooting and give you a report.

Gerry

Post by **Hobie** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:15 pm

Looks like raining has stopped here, for now.

oldgerboy · Post by **oldgerboy** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:45 pm

It's still cloudy up here and looks just a little like rain. I'm going to load up a variety of rounds for the toy using 200 and 220 jacketed and 250 and 300 gc lead. I have some of the CIL 255 jacketed factory loads rated at 1600 fps to try also. All of the bullets are .375 and .376 in diameter. I'm also going to slug the barrel again tonight to double check on the measurement.

Can anyone give me an idea as to the strength of those actions or Sharps in general. I do not want to magnumize it but would like to do a bit better than the factory Winchester loadings.